Dear members and friends of CLTA-WA,
On behalf of the Board of CLTA-WA, I would like to invite you to attend our annual fall workshop, to be held on November 14, 2015 at University Puget Sound. Professor Cynthia Ning from University of Hawaii will lecture on the topic of “Task-based Instructional Activities to Maximize Language Learning with Authentic Material and Reading Aloud“. Dr. Ning is a distinguished scholar and educator of Chinese language and we are very honored to have her leading our workshop.
The workshop will be free to our members and for non-members, a modest fee of $20.00. You’ll be able to sign up for membership at the workshop. Our annual membership due is $30.00 and the cycle runs from July 31 to June 30 the following year.
We would like to acknowledge our co-sponsors, Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA) for its generous financial support, University of Puget Sound for providing the workshop venue and Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) for providing the clock hours.
Workshop registration: https://goo.gl/7Sruha
Please see the attachment CLTA-WA Fall Workshop 2015 Announcement for more information. Please mark the date on your calendar and spread the word.
See you at the workshop!
Best,
Cheyenne Matthewson
President, CLTA-WA
Eastside (Kirkland): Making Taiwanese Lumpia (润饼)
Coordinator: Sarah Yao
Date: Sunday, 1/31/2016
Time: 5:00pm – whenever
Location: Sarah’s house in Rose Hill, Kirkland
Activities: Networking, making Taiwanese Lumpia (润饼) and idea sharing. For those who would like to stay longer after the main activities, Sarah has planned a Taiwanese movie viewing.
Number of participants: 20
Sign-up: https://goo.gl/egNyE1
West Seattle: Potluck
Coordinator: Meitsu Chuang-Mendel
Date: Saturday, 2/20/2016
Time: 11:00am — 4:00pm
Location: Meitsu’s house in West Seattle
Activities: Networking, idea and food sharing, walking in Lincoln Park, tea/coffee time
Number of participants: 15
Sign-up: https://goo.gl/8ph86V
CLTA-WA 2016 Spring Workshop
Making Thinking Visible in the Chinese Flipped Classroom
Innovative Strategies and Techniques for Teaching Common Textbook Themes
Presenters: Huixing (Betty) Hu 胡慧星
Lovett School, Atlanta, Georgia
Co-sponsors: Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA)
East Asia Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT)
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016
Time: 8:00am – 4:00 pm
Location: Thomson Hall Rm 101, University of Washington
Cost: Free for members; $20.00 for non-members
(CLTA-WA annual membership fee: $30.00 for 07/01/2015—06/30/2016)
Registration: https://goo.gl/NRXibvYC
The participants who attend the workshop in its entirety will receive 6 clock hours from WAFLT. No partial clock hours will be given.
Refreshments will be provided. Participants are advised to make arrangement for their own lunch.
CLTA-WA Homepage: https://jxi.ywi.mybluehost.me/
UW Parking Information: https://www.washington.edu/maps/
Workshop Program:
8:00 –8:30 Registration and social time
8:30 – 12:00 Making thinking visible in the flipped Chinese classroom
12:00 — 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 4:00 Innovative strategies and techniques for teaching common themes
Workshop description:
Morning session – Making Thinking Visible:
In the 21st century, making thinking visible is essential to the flipped classroom. The presentation will demonstrate how to integrate visible thinking into the Chinese language learning process through various thinking routines; the presentation will also detail how to build students’ understanding of the material and increase engagement in order to create a vibrant culture of thinking and understanding in the Chinese flipped classroom.
Afternoon session – Innovative Strategies and Techniques for Teaching Common Themes:
The presentation will share innovative strategies and resources relating to language teaching as well as to a variety of themes that can be found in many of the most popular Chinese language textbooks, such as Integrate Chinese, Easy Steps to Chinese, Chinese Link, Huanying, and more.
About Huixing (Betty) Hu:
Huixing Hu has been teaching Chinese at the Upper School of The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia since 2005. She was the first instructor for Georgia’s selective Governor Honors Program, run every summer. Huixing previously served as the Principal of the Emory Chinese Academy, and was also the Director of the VCU Startalk Chinese Academy for four years. She is currently the President of the Georgia Chinese Language Educators and a board member of Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS).
Huixing’s professional awards have included:
- The 2015 Woodward Award for Excellence in Teaching, Lovett School
- Recognized and honored by Georgia’s School Superintendent Richard Woods for excellence in achievements and outstanding performance in providing high-quality teaching and services to Georgia education in the category of 2015 World Languages.
- Star Teacher, 2012 at Lovett
- Georgia Chinese Language Educators (GCLE) Teacher of the Year, 2012
- GCLE’s “Best Mentor,” 2012
Dear members,
We would like to invite you to the 2016 annual general meeting of CLTA-WA. Come meet the board members, mingle with other fellow members and learn more about CLTA-WA. We will have prize drawing and special teaching ideas/resources sharing. Refreshments and light lunch will be provided.
Venue: Kirkland Public Library
308 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033
Date: Saturday, June 4
Time: 12:30 – 2:30pm
RSVP: https://goo.gl/9t2FD0 (Please rsvp by Thursday, 6/2)
Agenda for the Annual General Meeting
1. Greeting and opening of the meeting (12:30pm)
2. Report for 2015-2016 (12:35 – 12:55pm)
3. Meet the new board (12:55 – 1:05pm)
4. Lunch/teaching resources sharing and social time (1:05 – 2:30pm)
We look forward to seeing you at the annual general meeting!
Best,
Cheyenne Matthewson
President, CLTA-WA
We proudly co-sponsor the 2016 Why Learn Chinese Competition
Why Learn Chinese Competition
WAACE’s “Why Learn Chinese Competition” is a written/visual submission-based competition. Students all over Washington can enter for a chance to win prizes up to $200 by creatively answering the prompts:
6th-12th “When American Dream Meets Chinese Dream…”
K-5th “A famous Chinese Person Who Has Influenced you”
What does the American dream mean to you? Do you know the Chinese dream? How can both dreams come true? What our young generation can do to improve a more positive US-China relationship? Why learn Chinese?
Competition Objectives
Our goal is to generate interest in learning Chinese among American students, to give them the competitive edge and global perspective needed to succeed in the modern-day economy, and to increase Chinese language learning capacity in Washington.
President Obama, during the first state visit to Washington by China’s President Xi Jinping, announced a sweeping new nationwide initiative to see 1 million American students studying Mandarin by 2020. Inspired by President Obama’s 1 million strong” initiative, our vision for this year’s competition is to let the youth voice on building a more positive relationship between US and China be heard by US president. Through this grassroots initiative, we wish to engage and prepare students to enter the dynamic global environment of the 21st century, where we—the younger generation—will be responsible for maintaining the growing economic, political, and cultural ties between the US and China. Ultimately, we hope to spread awareness about the growing importance of learning Chinese, and provide a platform of expression for the reserve of community support for bringing Chinese into more schools.
Encouraged by China’s President Xi Jiping, and with the strong support from the Consulate General of China, we are honored to hold an even bigger competition by including elementary students this year. We hope our competition will help students put more enthusiasm in learning Chinese language and culture and participating actively in the friendly exchange between US and China.
Competition Description
Who?
Middle and high school students are welcome to submit entries to creatively address the question of “When the American Dream Meets the Chinese Dream”. What does the American dream mean to you? Do you know the Chinese dream? How can both dreams come true?What our young generation can do to improve a more positive US-China relationship? Why learn Chinese?
In order to encourage young learners, WAACE also provides a particular prompt of “Describe a Famous Chinese Person Who Has Influenced You” to K-5 students. All entries are evaluated with the same criteria.
What?
Contestants can submit either:
A written entry: an essay (450-600 words), poem (8+ stanzas) or
A video entry: a song, speech or another creative format (2- 5 minutes)
When?
Online submissions until July 31 , 2016.
Where?
Complete the registration form at http://www.waace.org/wlc.html and submit responses digitally using the entry form. Send video entries directly to president@waace.org, or upload to an online sharing service and submit the link. Limit one entry per contestant.
The entry must be original, in English or Chinese, and depict the prompts of ” When the American Dream Meets the Chinese Dream” (6-12) or “A Famous Chinese Person Who Has Influenced You” (K-5) Limit one entry per contestant.
The award ceremony will be held at the University of Washington. Date TBA.
Why?
Share ideas on the importance of China, and win cash prizes!
Grand Prize: $200
Winner’s entry will be recommended by WAACE and mailed or emailed to the White House. The grand prize winner will also be the ambassador for 2017 WLC competition.
Three categories: High School, Middle School and Elementary School
First Place: $100 (1 from each category)
Second Place: $80 (3 from each category)
Third Place: $50 (5 from each category)
Finalists (top 15%):
Certificate of Excellence
All entries will be reviewed by a judging panel composed of certified teachers and professionals with Chinese experience. They will be looking for superior ideas, message, and content rather than writing/performing skills. Our chief judges will decide the grand prize.
To celebrate the start of summer, Networking & Advocacy Committee of CLTA-WA would like to take you hiking at Poo Poo Point (http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/poo-poo-point-chirico-trail). It is short steep hike with big rewards on the top. You’ll get a good workout, and enjoy the breathtaking views on the top!
After the good workout, we will enjoy lunch in one of the best Chinese/Cantonese/Taiwanese restaurants called Yea’s Wok (https://www.yelp.com/biz/yeas-wok-newcastle) only 20 minutes away from the trailhead.
Come join us for a few hours of fun activities where you can get reconnected with old friends and meet a few new ones too. Please help spread the word. Come alone or bring a friend and be ready to have a great time of exchanging ideas and socializing.
Coordinator: Sarah Yao (member of Networking & Advocacy Committee of CLTA-WA)
Date: Thursday, 6/23/2016
Time: 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Carpool Location: Eastgate Park & Ride (14200 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98007)
Activities: networking, hiking, idea sharing, and lunch
Schedule:
8:30am – Meet at Eastgate Park & Ride for carpool
9:00am – Meet at the trailhead & start hiking on Poo Poo Point Chirico Trail
10:30am – Reach the summit & take pictures
11:45am – Back to the trailhead
12:15pm – Have lunch at Yea’s Wok
2:00pm – Back to Eastgate Park & Ride
All networking events are for adults only. This event is limited to 10 participants. Each member is allowed to invite up to two guests. CLTA-WA will contribute $5 per member for lunch; member participants will cover the rest of the cost. Non-CLTA-WA members will pay for their own lunch.
Get your spot quick! RSVP before 6/20. Sarah will contact you directly with more details on 6/21.
Special thanks to the organizer, Sarah Yao! We are looking forward to see you over there!
CLTA-WA 2016 Summer Workshop
Using Technology to Engage Students in Creative and Curious Learning
Presenter: Kristie Bennett
Skyline High School – Sammamish, WA
Sponsor: Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT)
Date: Sunday, August 21, 2016
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Library, University Prep
8000 25th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Cost: Free for members; $20.00 for non-members
(CLTA-WA annual membership fee: $30.00 for 07/01/2016—06/30/2017)
Registration: here
The participants who attend the workshop in its entirety will receive 3 clock hours from WAFLT. No partial clock hours will be given.
Refreshments will be provided. CLTA-WA Homepage: https://jxi.ywi.mybluehost.me/
Workshop Program (Please bring a laptop/tablet):
1:00 – 2:00 Presentation: Tools and Tips for Using Technology to Engage Students
2:00 – 3:00 Small Group Brainstorming Session
3:00 – 4:00 Independent Work Time to Implement Ideas
Workshop description:
Presentation – Tools and Tips for Using Technology to Engage Students:
Students are creative and curious by nature, so it’s imperative to appeal to this nature in education. By allowing students to be creative and curious in the classroom, we can increase engagement and retention across all subjects. Technology offers us many new and exciting tools that can help us reach this goal. Our presenter, Kristie Bennett, will share some tools and tips that she has encountered that can be applied in our classrooms. The presentation will offer a brief overview of numerous different tools available to teachers to provide as many options as possible to foster further discussion.
Brainstorming Session:
Following the presentation, participants will break into small groups to brainstorm ways they could apply the technologies and tools presented in their own classroom. By engaging in conversation with our colleagues, we will get a range of perspectives and unique ideas, further prompting our own creativity and inspiring us to try new things in our classrooms. Following small group brainstorming, we will compile our ideas visually using Answer Garden
Individual Work Session:
We will end the day with an individual work session. Teachers can work on their own or continue working with a partner to develop lessons, ideas, or projects to implement in their classrooms and curriculum. The goal is to immediately apply our learning so that we have something to walk away with that can directly benefit us in the coming school years.
About Kristie Bennett:
Kristie Bennett has been teaching Physics, IB Physics, and Astronomy at Skyline High School in Sammamish, WA, as well as Astronomy at University of Washington since 2012. She is currently pursuing her National Boards certification in Adolescent and Young Adult Science with an emphasis in physics and astronomy.
For the past 2 years, Kristie has served as Educational Technology Specialist for Skyline. Using her passion for education and her love of technology, she has developed a conference series designed to help teachers find new and exciting ways to implement technology in their classrooms. Kristie enjoys cuddling her cat, Schrödinger, talking about Pluto, making video games, and finding new ways to make science (and learning) accessible to all ages!
Kristie’s Inspiration:
“I have no special talents; I am only passionately curious.” –Albert Einstein
Teaching Writing: Instructional Scaffolding and Lesson Planning
中文写作之教学实践
Presenter: Nyan-Ping Bi
Senior Lecturer, Department of Asian Language and Literature, University of Washington
Co-sponsors: East Asia Center, University of Washington
Department of Asian Language and Literature, University of Washington
Date: Saturday, September 17, 2016
Time: 1:00pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Thomson Hall 101, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
Cost: Free for members; $10.00 for non-members
(CLTA-WA annual membership fee: $30.00 for 07/01/2016—06/30/2017)
Registration:
Online registration: here
Sign-ins and onsite registration: 12:30-1:00, Saturday, September 17, 2016
The participants who attend the workshop in its entirety will receive 3 clock hours from East Asia Center, UW. No partial clock hours will be given. Refreshments will be provided.
CLTA-WA Homepage: https://jxi.ywi.mybluehost.me/
Workshop Description (Workshop conducted in Mandarin Chinese):
中文写作之教学实践
Teaching Writing: Instructional Scaffolding and Lesson Planning
The workshop will first help its participants examine what criteria should be considered when designing writing lessons. Secondly, it will facilitate participants in developing a road map that monitors their planning and implementation when
teaching writing. The goals of the workshop are 1) to familiarize participants with teaching strategies that meet their instructional needs and motivate their students to become active learners when completing writing tasks; and 2) to help participants produce a framework of writing lessons that they can experiment with in class after the workshop. The workshop will provide hands-on practice and participants are expected to share their ideas and experiences with each other. The workshop also encourages participants, before attending, to inventory the challenges they have encountered when teaching writing.
The following announcement has been posted as a courtesy only. Please contact the organizations listed in for more information. However, if you are interested in applying for the CLTA-WA scholarship which can be used for the 2016 WAFLT–COFLT, please see CLTA-WA Professional Development Grant Application.
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The 2016 WAFLT-COFLT Joint Conference will take place at Sheraton Portland Airport on October 13-15, 2016. The conference is hosted jointly by WAFLT and COFLT. Conference Fees:
Hotel Guide A block of rooms at the Sheraton has been reserved for the conference. Rooms include complimentary wi-fi. Room rates: Conference Address Parking |